Sophie and Hugh are left homeless when their house is bombed during the London Blitz. Their mother is seriously injured and their Dad is away fighting, so the children are sent to their grandfather in Ireland. How will they live in a strange country with a gruff old man who probably hates them? And will the family ever be together again?
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Sophie and Hugh are evacuated to Greystones in Ireland when their house is bombed during the London Blitz. Their mother is seriously injured and their father is away fighting in the war, so the children are sent to their grandfather in Ireland. They know very little about him, except that his letters cause trouble at home and their dad never speaks of him.
How will they live with a gruff old man who probably hates them? How will they manage in a strange country where they know nobody? And, most of all, will the family ever be together again?
MARITA CONLON-McKENNA is one of Ireland’s most popular children’s authors. She has written numerous best-selling books, and they have been translated into many languages. Under the Hawthorn Tree, her first novel, became an immediate bestseller and has been described as ‘the biggest success story in children’s historical fiction’. Its sequels, Wildflower Girl and Fields of Home, which complete the Children of the Famine trilogy, have also been hugely successful.
Other books by Marita Conlon-McKenna include: Under the Hawthorn Tree, Wildflower Girl, Fields of Home, No Goodbye, Safe Harbour, In Deep Dark Wood, and The Blue Horse. Under the Hawthorn Tree is also available on DVD. Visit www.obrien.ie for full details of all Marita’s books.
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